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Montauk 17 cracks in gelcoat at transom & other places
Damien_Boston	#1  Posted on 08/12/23 - 10:49 AM
Member Posts: 11 Comments: 0 Joined: 03/07/18	I am seriously considering buying a 1987 montauk which is in great shape overall but has some tracks in the gelcoat at several location which get me worried. Some are between the splash well and transom, others are on the top of the transom and have been repaired previously (but the repair didn’t seem to hold well). I included a couple of pictures below. What do you guys think? Damien_Boston attached the following image: [40.23Kb] Edited by Damien_Boston on 08/12/23 - 10:50 AM
Damien_Boston	#2  Posted on 08/12/23 - 10:55 AM
Member Posts: 11 Comments: 0 Joined: 03/07/18	Here is another picture of the top transom crack Damien_Boston attached the following image: [52.83Kb]
Damien_Boston	#3  Posted on 08/12/23 - 10:55 AM
Member Posts: 11 Comments: 0 Joined: 03/07/18	The cable well
Damien_Boston	#4  Posted on 08/12/23 - 10:56 AM
Member Posts: 11 Comments: 0 Joined: 03/07/18	The bilge well Damien_Boston attached the following image: [61.03Kb]
Damien_Boston	#5  Posted on 08/12/23 - 10:57 AM
Member Posts: 11 Comments: 0 Joined: 03/07/18	Another spot on the transom that seems to have been fixed Damien_Boston attached the following image: [60.06Kb]
Phil T	#6  Posted on 08/13/23 - 8:04 AM
Administrator Personal Page Personal Album Project Albums Posts: 6994 Comments: 6 Joined: 03/26/05	Those are hairline cracks in the gelcoat due to age and it drying out. All cosmetic. Not an issue. 1992 Outrage 17 I 2019 E-TEC 90, Viper 17 2+ 2018 Load Rite Elite 18280096VT